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scottmandue 07-28-2011 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Superman (Post 6163794)
Eat a live frog first thing in the morning. That way, nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.

Only if it is a female frog!

RE: Old car vs new

I have a Hyundai $13K new 10year/100k mile warranty.

My friend has a 66 Pontiac... can't go a month or two without it being in the shop... besides the costs of parts and labor there is the time spent running back and forth and not having transportation when the car is down.

Just sayin...

SmileWavy

Zeke 07-28-2011 04:05 PM

Well, first off, a '66 Pontiac should run forever if it was maintained at all. But, you can't compare a 44 YO car to the typical older used car that can be had for nickles on the dollar. If you choose carefully, you can pick up a good used car from someone that took care of it.

Take my Jag: I'm in it less than 5K with everything I spent so far including taxes. It's a very nice ride. I'm hoping to find another to squirrel away.

msk1986911 07-28-2011 05:15 PM

Drink lime or lemon juice to get rid of hiccups.

davidbir 07-28-2011 05:44 PM

Since I am in the middle of redecorating the house; if using oil based paint put the brush in a plastic bag and leave it in the freezer until next needed-seems to work for quite long periods.

Oh Haha 07-28-2011 05:48 PM

Regular Coke will dissolve battery acid from the terminals.


AVON Skin-so-Soft can be used as a bug/tar remover. It also removes burnt rubber from quarter panels(burnouts at the drag strip).

DARISC 07-28-2011 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Oh Haha (Post 6164384)
Regular Coke will dissolve battery acid from the terminals.

...and rust off chrome

...and road film on windshields

Tobra 07-28-2011 07:32 PM

Alcohol is infinitely soluble in water I believe, works as anti-freeze too. Put a few tablespoons of alcohol in a ziplock bag with water, will get really cold but not freeze, may need to mess with ratio.

If you mix dish soap, baking soda and hydrogen peroxide, it will de skunkify your dog if they get sprayed.

LWJ 07-28-2011 07:34 PM

Urine kills nail fungus. (I have since been informed this is not true.)

White wine removes red wine stains. (Apparently not true either!)

Mechanics citrus soap removes grease stains from clothes.

LWJ 07-28-2011 07:36 PM

Double tap.

Tobra 07-28-2011 07:41 PM

Urine does not kill nail fungus.

wdfifteen 07-28-2011 07:52 PM

If you don't have a vacuum cleaner, nail a 12" piece of 2x4 to a stick and run it back and forth over your carpet to make it look like you've just vacuumed.

Tobra 07-28-2011 09:29 PM

Is that from a "you might be a redneck" bit?

Superman 07-28-2011 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by msk1986911 (Post 6164304)
Drink lime or lemon juice to get rid of hiccups.

"Lime and Bitters" is the traditional cure you can get from any bartender worth their salt. It works. Or so I've heard.SmileWavy

The only thing I know that removes red wine stains is boiling water. If you put soap on it, the stain will set and never come out. Boil water, and pour the boiling water on the stain until it's gone.

Hot water does not shrink or mess with wool. What messes with wool and shrinks it is agitation. The agitation of a clothes dryer, for example, or even the agitation of a clothes washer. Wool is a curly filament, and it ties itself in a knot when agitated. Without the agitation, there is no shrinkage problem. Boiling water poured through wool fabric will remove a red wine stain without messing with the fabric.

svandamme 07-28-2011 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Superman (Post 6164828)
"Lime and Bitters" is the traditional cure you can get from any bartender worth their salt. It works. Or so I've heard.SmileWavy

So does sucker punching the hicker uper in the gut... It works too, i can proove it to you.

gt350mike 07-28-2011 11:12 PM

Put mustang on a burn will help heal faster.

LWJ 07-29-2011 06:37 AM

Tobra. Thanks for the clarification. Good thing I haven't been peeing on my toes!

scottmandue 07-29-2011 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by LWJ (Post 6165117)
Tobra. Thanks for the clarification. Good thing I haven't been peeing on my toes!

I knew a lady who swore if you peed on you feet you would never get athletes foot... but she was a very kinky lady. ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superman (Post 6163421)
All tools should be bright orange.

My supervisor bought me a set of black tools for work... BRILLIANT!:mad:

For red wine stains... soak garment in red wine... :p

craigster59 07-29-2011 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Tobra (Post 6164613)
Urine does not kill nail fungus.

But I've heard Vick's Vapo-Rub works as well as prescription ant-fungals.

http://www.tipking.co.uk/tip/5498.html

Tobra 07-29-2011 03:46 PM

I have also heard the vicks thing. Have actually seen pretty significant improvements with that, tea tree oil too.

RWebb 07-29-2011 04:40 PM

all sorts of fabulous anti-fungal plant compounds in the tropics -- we just have to ID them (and then safety test them)... before they go extinct.


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